Kevin Ka-lun Lau
Research Assistant Professor
Institute of Environment, Energy and Sustainability
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Biography
Dr Kevin Lau is a urban climatologist with research interests in outdoor thermal comfort in high-density cities and the effect of the built environment and urban green space on elderly health and well-being. He is also interested in spatial modelling of outdoor heat stress within complex urban environment. He has been involved in research projects of sustainable urban planning conducted in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Sweden and France.
Research Interest
Effect of urban morphology and vegetation on urban climate and their implications on urban planning and design,Relationship between the built environment and elderly health and wellbeing in high-density cities
Publications
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Ho HC, Lau KK, Yu R, Wang D, Woo J, Kwok TC, Ng E. Spatial variability of geriatric depression risk in a high-density city: a data-driven socio-environmental vulnerability mapping approach. International journal of environmental research and public health. 2017 Aug 31;14(9):994.
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Wang D, Lau KK, Yu R, Wong SY, Kwok TT, Woo J. Neighbouring green space and mortality in community-dwelling elderly Hong Kong Chinese: a cohort study. BMJ open. 2017 Jul 1;7(7):e015794.
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Ho HC, Lau KK, Ren C, Ng E. Characterizing prolonged heat effects on mortality in a sub-tropical high-density city, Hong Kong. International journal of biometeorology. 2017 Jul 22:1-0.
